Elemental analysis of nail clippings retrieved from farmers using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

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作者：
Eisa, Mohamed E. M. [1 ]
Ali, M. D. M. [2 ]
Cloete, Karen J. [3 ,4 ]
Mars, J. A. [5 ,6 ]
Mohammed, Zakariya M. S. [7 ]
Mtshali, C. B. [4 ]
Tuniz, C. [8 ]
Maaza, Malik [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Northern Border Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Ar Ar, Saudi Arabia
[2] Sudan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Khartoum, Sudan
[3] Univ South Africa, Coll Grad Studies, UNESCO UNISA Africa Chair Nanosci & Nanotechnol La, POB 392, ZA-0003 Pretoria, South Africa
[4] Natl Res Fdn, Mat Res Dept, iThemba LABS, POB 722, ZA-7129 Cape Town, South Africa
[5] Univ Western Cape, Dept Med Biosci, Private Bag X17, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa
[6] Cape Peninsula Univ Technol, Fac Hlth & Wellness Sci, POB 1906, ZA-7535 Bellville, South Africa
[7] Northern Border Univ, Ctr Sci Res & Entrepreneurship, Ar Ar, Saudi Arabia
[8] Abdus Salam Int Ctr Theoret Phys UNESCO, Multidisciplinary Lab, Via Beirut 31, I-34014 Trieste, Italy
来源：
ANALYTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2025年 / 38卷 / 01期
关键词：
XRF; nail clippings; trace elements levels; toxic metals; TRACE-ELEMENTS; HAIR;
D O I：
10.5806/AST.2025.38.1.16
中图分类号：
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号：
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Nails are considered suitable biological materials for diagnosing diseases and biomonitoring for human exposure to metals by measuring trace elements levels. Human fingernail samples were collected from volunteers from the Gezira region, Sudan, samples were measured and studied for their elemental content using the Xray fluorescence (XRF) method, and the data was analysed by PyMca software and SPSS statistical analysis. The data analysis revealed very high concentrations of toxic elements such as Zn, Ni, Pb, Cd, Sr, As, and Se. A comparison was made with published data from different populations. The goal of the current investigation was to evaluate the levels and patterns of trace and toxic elements in the fingernails. Differences and variations in concentrations for the samples were investigated and discussed.
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